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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
lateral 
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 | [侧面的,侧向的] coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side |
| [一边倒的] one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| [必须的] morally or legally constraining; required; binding |
| [恳请,借助于,找来,调用] call upon; ask for; request earnestly |
linear
2
| [使相等,使平衡] be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance |
| [线的,成直线的] having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal |
| [精明的,明智的,谨慎的] expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
| [黏液的,分泌黏液的] slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous |
luminous
3
| [不确定的,冒风险] uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| [发光的,闪耀的] shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light |
| [子孙,后裔] descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
| [筛子似的] full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |
mercantile
4
| [在之前,早于,优先于] be or go before something or someone in time or space |
| [商业的,贸易的] trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders |
| [过时的,不流行的] old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date |
| [沉思,考察,深思熟虑,小孔,细口] gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively |
metallic
5
| [锯齿状的,不整齐的] unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality |
| [模仿,摹拟] copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| [必须的] morally or legally constraining; required; binding |
| [金属的,含金属的,铿锵的] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal |
meticulous
6
| [坚忍] endure; be persistent, refuse to stop |
| [小心翼翼的] excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details |
| [不确定的,冒风险] uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| [内在的,固有的] relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in |
misgiving
7
| [一边倒的] one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| [金属的,含金属的,铿锵的] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal |
| [抵销,补偿] counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance |
| [怀疑,疑虑] feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension |
nostalgia
8
| [不变地,总是] constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion |
| [精明的,明智的,谨慎的] expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
| [想家,乡愁] homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past |
| [金属的,含金属的,铿锵的] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal |
offset
9
| [边远的,偏僻的] relatively distant or remote from a center or middle |
| [尼龙] any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers |
| [沉思,考察,深思熟虑,小孔,细口] gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively |
| [抵销,补偿] counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance |
paradigm
10
| [集合,军事动员] assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war; make mobile or capable of movement |
| [典范,模式] a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something |
| [研究生] a student who continues studies after graduation |
| [筛子似的] full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through |